Photographic Handbook of the Wildfowl of the World

Download or read book Photographic Handbook of the Wildfowl of the World written by Malcolm Ogilvie and published by New Holland Australia(AU). This book was released on 1998 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text presents a collection of field descriptions and photographs of the world's wildfowl. It covers 236 species and sub-species and 700 photographs illustrate not only the adult bird, but each significant plumage variation. The up-to-date species descriptions include details of habit, range and status, characteristic plumage features, sub-species and races where appropriate and vocalization. The book has been designed to complement and enhance existing artwork guides, such as Wildfowl: An Identification Guide (Helm, 1988), and covers rare birds, seabirds, birds of prey and warblers in all zoogeographic regions.